威士忌

wēishìjì

noun #3,006

Measure Word

一杯威士忌 bēi

Meanings

1 whisky
2 whiskey

Characters

might; power (phonetic)

scholar; warrior (phonetic)

taboo; to avoid (phonetic)

Phonetic transliteration — characters chosen for sound, not meaning

Examples

他喜欢喝威士忌。

Tā xǐhuan hē wēishìjì.

He likes to drink whisky.

请给我一杯威士忌加冰。

Qǐng gěi wǒ yī bēi wēishìjì jiābīng.

Please give me a whisky on the rocks.

Tips

memory

威士忌 is a phonetic transliteration of 'whisky.' The characters mean 'mighty (威) scholar (士) taboo (忌)' — picture a mighty scholar who must avoid whisky!

Stroke Order

威 wēi

士 shì

忌 jì